Job Description

Make a difference every day and give back to your community!


This role will be based at Riversway Nursing Home, in the heart of Bristol. The home has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 63 residents, living with a range of physical, age related and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident's individual abilities.

Benefits of becoming our Laundry Assistant:

In return for your commitment to ensuring a quality service provision for our residents, we can offer range of excellent benefits including;


Excellent hourly pay ranging from 12.45 to 12.80 dependent upon qualification

Opportunities to learn and progress with the support of our dedicated Quality Matters team

Fully funded DBS

Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme that rewards you for your commitment to care

Free refreshments and snacks on shift

Fantastic Refer a Friend scheme, offering up to 250 per successful candidate!

Responsibilities of our Laundry Assistant include:

Processing residents personal clothing and household laundry to a high standard within the laundry service

Ensuring that any items that require thermal disinfection are processed correctly and that infection control procedures are strictly adhered to

Ensuring that all items of personal and household laundry are ironed/pressed to a high standard

Ensuring that all items of personal clothing and household linen are in a good state of repair and to bring to the attention of the Hotel Services Manager/Care Home Manager when they are not

Maintaining all areas of the laundry, equipment and linen cupboards in a clean, tidy and hygienic condition, ensuring stock levels are adequate

Remaining professional and courteous at all times with residents, colleagues, external professionals, family members and visitors to the home

Following any health & safety procedures required of you and to ensure that any health and safety risks are reported to the Manager immediately

Any other reasonable duties, as requested by your Manager, to meet the changing needs of the business

What we're looking for in our Laundry Assistant:

To be successful within this role, you will have a genuine caring nature and a desire to make a real difference for our residents. Though prior experience as a Laundry Assistant is desirable, this is not essential as full training is provided. Typically, our residents live with age related conditions, life-limiting health conditions and physical disabilities that require dignified support from our care team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident's individual abilities. Additionally, many of our residents live with dementia and as such an understanding of dementia would be beneficial.


If you feel have the skills and experience to become our

Laundry Assistant

please click 'apply' today, and we'll ensure to be in touch!